DXB → CPTDubai to Cape Town

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Direct flights from Dubai (DXB) to Cape Town (CPT): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 95% of the last 21 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 23 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 7,644 km, an estimated 10 hours 18 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dubai and Cape Town. Updated 4 November 2026 at 07:02 UTC.

Today, DXB → CPT

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. 03:50 EK772EMIRATES Left 04:04 +14 CPT 11:35In the air · scheduled landing
  2. 09:10 EK770EMIRATES Left 09:19 +9 CPT 16:45In the air · scheduled landing
  3. 10:25 EK778EMIRATES Sched 10:25Departure not confirmed by the board CPT 18:00scheduled

Checked DXB board 11:02 · CPT board 06:53

DXB Dubai smooth · +5
CPT Cape Town smooth · +0
7,644 km · ~10h 18m est.
dep bank 03:50–10:2521x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
95% on time

of the last 21 tracked DXB → CPT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 23 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−9 minacross the last 21 arrivals
Flight time~10h 18mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 23

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Emirates

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
EmiratesEK95% on time

Flights EK772 03:50 daily · EK770 09:10 daily · EK778 10:25 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04EK770departed+9
11-04EK772departed+14
11-03EK770dep +6 → arr−10
11-03EK772dep +11 → arr−5
11-03EK778dep +29 → arr+38
11-02EK770dep +23 → arr+12
11-02EK772dep +14 → arr−16
11-02EK778dep −1 → arr−4
11-01EK770dep +14 → arr+3
11-01EK772dep +3 → arr−17
11-01EK778dep +0 → arr+2
10-31EK770dep +0 → arr−25
10-31EK772dep +7 → arr−27
10-31EK778dep +21 → arr+13
10-30EK770dep +21 → arr+3
10-30EK772dep +1 → arr−21
10-30EK778dep −2 → arr−9
10-29EK770dep +5 → arr−23
10-29EK772dep −5 → arr−36
10-29EK778dep −3 → arr−7
10-28EK770dep +1 → arr−23
10-28EK772dep +3 → arr−23
10-28EK778dep −5 → arr−6

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
DXBDubai +5 min smooth 🌤 clear · 3 kt Full DXB delay board →
CPTCape Town +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNW 4 kt Full CPT delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DXB and CPT: a 41% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +7 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dubai to Cape Town route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DXB to CPT flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

DXB to CPT questions

Is DXB–CPT running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DXB is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DXB–CPT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 03:50 from DXB. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CPT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DXB to CPT?

Great-circle distance is 7,644 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 570–685 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DXB–CPT fly?

Emirates runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.